Bryn Celli Ddu

After Penrhyn, I drove off to Holyhead, the largest city in the County of Anglesey. The town is not actually ON Angelsey, it is on another, tiny island called Holy Island, which is separated from Anglesey by a narrow channel. I didn't stay there more than five minutes, because it had started raining and the clouds looked ominous, while it was all clear back in the direction whence I came.

So I fucked off on outta there, and drove to a place called Bryn Celli Ddu (meaning the mound in the dark grove), which is possibly the best known ancient burial place in all of Anglesey and one of the best known in Wales too. The oldest parts are close to 5,000 years old and was originally a 14 stones henge, roughly similar in type to Stonehenge.

Sometime around 4,000 years ago the henge was burid under a huge mound of earth and a new type of burial place was inaugurated. The place was plundered around 300 years ago and the current mound is a 20th century reconstruction. Apparently, the original is thought to have been significantly bigger.

All pics.

The full mound as it looks today.


Big stone inside.


Outside, looking in.


Inside, looking out.


It was quite a pleasant 5-10 minute walk from the road to the mound.


Looking up the road...


And down the road...


I don't trust you, you have hamburger eyes!